I have a feeling that taking a bullet to the face will be just as dangerous as taking an arrow to the face.... or a Fire spell to the face... or an axe to the face. Basically anything else dangerous to the face, really.
The main point will be making sure they can't shoot you in the face. And we technically have ways to do that. Cobalt stops bullets, I'm fairly certain Ida PUNCHED bullets in a 1.0 cutscene, and I think there is evidence of a magic barrier deflecting rounds as well. So, as dumb as it seems, it certainly looks like there's ways to overcome someone with a gun.
There could be another method of gun control that we could also pull from real life: licenses to carry. With how easy it is to pick up and shoot a gun, I'm almost certain at least the folks in Ul'dah will want to make sure that some upstart merchant who got screwed by the big boys can't just show up and gun down someone on the council. I wouldn't be too surprised if the Flames or even the Sworn institute keeping a register of who possesses a firearm.
... Plus, forcing people to obtain a license means paying for said license. Which means more money changing hands.
The main point will be making sure they can't shoot you in the face. And we technically have ways to do that. Cobalt stops bullets, I'm fairly certain Ida PUNCHED bullets in a 1.0 cutscene, and I think there is evidence of a magic barrier deflecting rounds as well. So, as dumb as it seems, it certainly looks like there's ways to overcome someone with a gun.
There could be another method of gun control that we could also pull from real life: licenses to carry. With how easy it is to pick up and shoot a gun, I'm almost certain at least the folks in Ul'dah will want to make sure that some upstart merchant who got screwed by the big boys can't just show up and gun down someone on the council. I wouldn't be too surprised if the Flames or even the Sworn institute keeping a register of who possesses a firearm.
... Plus, forcing people to obtain a license means paying for said license. Which means more money changing hands.
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